Carlo Matteucci

Carlo Matteucci (20 June 1811 – 24 June 1868) was an Italian physicist and neurophysiologist who was a pioneer in the study of bioelectricity.

Quotes

• During life there is a continual struggle between the physical and vital forces; death is the triumph of the former over the latter. But shall this be deemed a sufficient proof that vital and physical forces are essentially distinct, and opposite in their modes of action? Would it be correct to say, that the different parts which together form an arch are endowed with a force opposed to gravity merely because they do not fall?
  • Lectures on the Physical Phenomena of Living Beings